QNAP TDS-h2489FU R2 24-Bay NAS Enclosure

On-Demand Performance, Seamlessly Powering Critical Applications

• Virtualization: Eliminates storage bottlenecks for unstructured data and I/O intensive workloads; ideal for server virtualization and virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI).
• Data Centers: Delivers ultra-low latency and high IOPS performance, providing response times within microseconds for data centers that host significant business-critical systems and data.
• Media and Entertainment (M&E) Production: Satisfies smooth 4K/8K media streaming and post-production, empowering multimedia workflows with faster data transfer, access, and backup for boosted efficiency.

Dual-CPU Performance with Intel Xeon Silver 4314 Processors

• Processor: Two 3.4 GHz Intel Xeon silver 4314 16-Core/32-Thread processors.
• Memory: Supports up to 1TB (32 x 32GB) of DDR4 ECC RDIMM RAM.
• AES-NI Encryption: AES 256-bit hardware-accelerated encryption boosts system performance while securing sensitive data.

Enhanced Transmission Efficiency

• 6 x 25GbE iSCSI, Random IOPS (4K), Compression On, Dedupe Off: Read speeds up to 1,089,259 IOPS and write speeds up to 540,515 IOPS.
• 6 x 25GbE SMB, Sequential Throughout (1MB), Compression On, Dedupe Off: Read speeds up to 15,371 MB/s and write speeds up to 17,198 MB/s

Hardware Design Unleashes All-Flash NVMe Performance

The TDS-h2489FU R2 features an advanced hardware design with exceptional expandability to maximize SSD performance. The swappable controller module simplifies management and hardware maintenance.

• All-Flash NVMe: 16 x 2.5" U.2 PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe slots and 8 x 2.5" U.2 PCIe NVMe /SATA III 6 Gb/s slots
• Powerful Processor and Memory: 32 x 8-channel DDR4 ECC RDIMM RAM slots and dual 3.4 GHz Intel Xeon Silver 4314 processors
• High-Speed Ethernet: 2 x 25GbE SFP28 Ports and 4 x 2.5GbE RJ45 ports

 

25GbE as a Standard, Expandable to 100GbE

Ultra-high networking maximizes all-flash performance. The TDS-h2489FU R2 delivers high bandwidth to meet enterprise demands for large file access, backup/restore, and running multiple virtual machines.

Built-In 2.5GbE

Provides four 2.5GbE ports with Port Trunking support for increasing bandwidth potential and network failover.

Pre-Installed 25GbE NIC for Enhanced Virtualization Performance

The dual-port 25GbE network expansion card, installed in PCIe slot 4, supports iSER (iSCSI Extensions for RDMA) to accelerate VMware ESXi data transfers while reducing CPU load. It also supports SR-IOV, optimizing virtual machine network resource allocation, minimizing bandwidth overhead, and ensuring high-performance, and stable virtualization operations.

Upgrade to 100 Gb/s

The TDS-h2489FU R2 supports 100GbE network cards, which provide the bandwidth to tackle bandwidth-demanding applications. It is recommended to install this card in PCIe slot 1 for optimal performance.

More PCIe Gen 4 Slots, Endless Possibilities

The TDS-h2489FU R2 has four total PCIe 4.0 slots, two of which support PCIe 4.0 x16 or PCIe 4.0 x8, while the other two support PCIe 4.0 x8. PCIe 4.0 has twice the bandwidth of PCIe 3.0, enabling seamless expansion of NAS functionality to support diverse applications.

Please note that Slot 4 is pre-installed with a 25GbE network adapter and Slot 1 provides the width of PCIe 4.0 x16 when slot 2 is not in use, and provides the width of PCIe 4.0 x8 when slot 2 is in use. Slot 3 provides the width of PCIe 4.0 x16 when slot 4 is not in use, and provides the width of PCIe 4.0 x8 when slot 4 is in use. Also, wider cards may be used if the next PCIe slot is not in use.

25/100GbE Network Card

Enable lightning-fast throughput for bandwidth-hungry tasks (virtualization, mass data transmission, and fast backup/restore).

Storage Expansion Card

Flexibly connect storage expansion units (PCIe JBOD, SAS JBOD, or SATA JBOD) to the TDS-h2489FU R2 to attain PB-scale storage with high-efficiency data transfer.

QM2 expansion card

Add M.2 SSDs or 2.5GbE / 10GbE connectivity to the TDS-h2489FU R2 for optimized performance and bandwidth.

Flexible PB-Level Storage Expansion

With ever-growing data, the TDS-h2489FU R2 supports connecting up to ten PCIe JBOD units TL-R2400PES-RP, adding additional 240 drives; or sixteen SAS JBOD units TL-R1620Sep-RP, adding additional 256 drives, offering PB-scale storage capacity.

Boost Application Performance with Dual M.2 PCIe NVMe / SATA Slots

The TDS-h2489FU R2 has two built-in M.2 slots, supporting both M.2 2280 NVMe PCIe 3.0 and SATA III 6 Gb/s interfaces, enabling flexible SSD configuration to maximize NAS performance potential.

Enable SSD Caching

Install M.2 SSDs and enable SSD caching to reduce latency and enhance random read/write efficiency (IOPS) for small files.

Create SSD Storage Pool

Create M.2 SSD volumes to boost intensive data transfer and access performance.

Create SSD System Drive

Use an M.2 SSD storage pool as the QuTS hero system drive to achieve optimal NAS system performance, efficient application metadata management, and optimized database operations.

Power Failure Protection

Add M.2 SSDs to enable ZIL power failure protection, ensuring that the NAS can continue completing unfinished data writes after power outage followed by a power restoration, and preventing data corruption while modifying data.

Note: The HS-M2SSD-07 or TPAD-M2SSD-04 thermal kit (sold separately) is recommended for optimum M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD cooling in heavy workloads.

QuTS hero Operating System

Designed for enterprises, the QuTS hero operating system adopts the highly reliable ZFS file system to provide utmost data integrity and stability for mission-critical storage. QuTS hero further optimizes SSD performance and endurance to meet businesses' stringent demands for performance and reliability.

Automatic Repair of Corrupted Data

ZFS supports self-healing for silent data corruption, automatically detecting damaged data to ensure data integrity.

Data Immutability

Enable WORM (Write Once, Read Many) to prevent written data from being overwritten, modified, or deleted, effectively mitigating ransomware threats.

Powerful Failure Protection

ZIL (ZFS Intent Log) protects against potential data corruption caused by power failure by safeguarding unwritten data.

Data Reduction

Inline data deduplication reduces storage consumption for maintaining optimal disk capacity.

Prevents Simultaneous SSD Failures

The patented QSAL algorithm automatically and regularly detects RAID-level SSD lifespan to prevent simultaneous SSD failure, avoiding RAID crashes and data loss.

Multi-Level Security Strategy for Enterprises

Bolster business data security with resilience from all aspects.

Connection

• Enterprise Private Network Connection: Build secure VPN connection using QVPN Service. Multi-site organizations can leverage QuWAN SD-WAN to quickly set up Mesh VPN for remote workers and branches.
• Filtering Unauthorized Access: Implement QuFirewall to allow/deny specific IP addresses and regions, preventing unauthorized access and cyber threats.

Permission

• Efficient NAS User Management: The TDS-h2489FU R2 supports Windows AD, Azure AD, and LDAP; Admins can further improve management productivity and NAS security via delegated administration.
• Strengthened NAS Login Security: Set up passwordless login or two-factor authentication (2FA) for your NAS accounts to prevent data breaches and unauthorized access.

Transmission

• SMB Signing Acceleration: Enable SMB signing to facilitate secure SMB file transfer, while QNAP's exclusive algorithm greatly increases data signing efficiency and data transmission performance.

Assessment

• Security and Risk Assessment: Security Center proactively detects NAS status and unusual file activity, and offers instant protective measures.
• Centralized Notification Management: Centrally manage system events and alert notifications via Notification Center to stay up-to-date with NAS status.
• Block Malware Attacks: Malware Remover regularly scans your NAS. When detecting malware attacks, infected files are immediately blocked and removed to ensure NAS security.

All-in-One Backup Solution

The TDS-h2489FU R2 supports various apps that cover all your backup needs.

• NAS/File Server: Supports multiple protocols such as Rsync, FTP and CIFS/SMB for backing up different file servers.
• Cloud: Back up NAS data to/from major cloud services, including QNAP's myQNAPcloud Storage.
• Mac: Set a QNAP NAS as a Time Machine backup destination
• Windows PC/Server: Back up full PC/server systems and manage all backups from multiple devices through a single interface.
• VM: Back up VMware vSphere and Microsoft Hyper-V with dramatically lower costs than others.
• Google Workspace/Microsoft 365: Use QNAP's Boxafe to back up, recover, and manage the data of 10,000+ users over multiple Google Workspace and Microsoft 365.
• WordPress: Backup, restore or migrate your WordPress site. QNAP NAS can also host a website.
• Google Photos: Migrate archive photos to a QNAP NAS and free up your Google Photos spaces.

 

Secondary Backup or Restore

By supporting secondary backup, replication, or restore in a single interface, QNAP makes your business Disaster Recovery (DR) quick, easy, and effective.

NAS and File Server

Use the same interface to configure and run backup, replication, and restore jobs.

Cloud

Supports advanced technologies to save backup time, spaces, and effort.

myQNAPcloud Storage

QNAP-hosted cloud storage that only charges for storage space, with transmitting data being completely free.

RPO = 0 Real-Time Replication

Real-time SnapSync syncs between shared folders/LUNs on primary NAS and secondary NAS. This assists organizations in resuming essential data and services in the shortest time.

Run VMs and Containers

With no additional fees, you can run multiple VMs of different OS on TDS-h2489FU R2. This allows you to deploy multi-tenant environments and applications to increase management efficiency and save hardware costs.

• VMs: Securely run Windows, Linux, UNIX, and QuTScloud VMs using Virtualization Station.
• Containers: Run Docker, LXD, Kata Containers, and download Container Apps using Container Station.
• VM High Availability: VM Live Migration and HA (High Availability) guarantee continuous operation and minimal downtime.
• Network & Virtual Switch: Flexibly allocate virtual network resources and configure VLANs to ensure virtual services via the virtual network topology in Network & Virtual Switch.

 

Trusted Storage for Virtualization

• Powerful Yet Affordable: Cost-effective iSCSI/IP-SAN storage solutions with high bandwidth for reduced latency.
• Flexible and Scalable: Supports multiple protocols and expansion options to meet business needs.
• Data Protection: Offers LUN encryption, snapshots, and backup to ensure data safety.

Compatible with Top-Tier Solutions

The TDS-h2489FU R2 supports VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, and Citrix XenServer mainstream virtualization platforms. With the QNAP CSI Plugin for Kubernetes, the TDS-h2489FU R2 is also ideal block storage for Kubernetes containerized apps.

Object Storage Certified as Veeam Ready

Use the TDS-h2489FU R2 with QuObjects as the premier destination for S3 object storage and backup. QuObjects supports Object Lock, validated as Veeam Ready�Object with Immutability.

Build an Affordable Fiber Channel SAN Environment

Common Fiber Channel Storage Area Networks (SAN) devices are often costly. By installing QNAP dual-port 16/32Gb Fiber Channel expansion cards in the TDS-h2489FU R2, you have more budget-friendly options to add a NAS to a SAN environment. You can set a Fiber Channel Target using the iSCSI & Fiber Channel app. Moreover, the LUN Masking and Port Binding features provide an additional layer of data security.

QNAP TDS-H2489FU-R2-4314-512G-US Specs

RAID	Yes, Supported RAID Modes: 0 / 1 / 5 / 6 / 10 / 50 / 60 / JBOD
Number of Bays	24x 2.5" SATA III 2x M.2 (2280) SATA III
Inputs/Outputs	4x RJ45 2.5GbE 2x SFP28 25GbE 4x USB-A 3.0 / 3.1/3.2 Gen 1

CPU	16-Core: Up to 3.4 GHz
Processor	2x Intel Xeon Silver 4314
Memory	512 GB ECC DDR4
RAM Configuration / Capacity	16x User-Replaceable 32 GB / 32 Slots Supporting up to 1024 GB

RAID	Yes, Supported RAID Modes: 0 / 1 / 5 / 6 / 10 / 50 / 60 / JBOD

Number of Bays	24x 2.5" SATA III 2x M.2 (2280) SATA III
Inputs/Outputs	4x RJ45 2.5GbE 2x SFP28 25GbE 4x USB-A 3.0 / 3.1/3.2 Gen 1
Media Card Slots	No
PCI Expansion	2x PCIe 4.0 x16 (x8 Electrical) 2x PCIe 4.0 x8

Link Aggregation and Failover Support	Yes
iSCSI Support